| Alde Leie | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.3°N 49°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name2: | LeeuwardenWaadhoeke |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.26 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 235 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9078 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0518 |
Alde Leie (Dutch; Flemish: Oude Leije[3]) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden, province of Friesland) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 255 in January 2017.[4] A small part of the village lays within the municipality Waadhoeke.
It is on the route of the Elfstedentocht. There is a windmill in the vicinity, De Balkendsterpoldermolen.
The village was first mentioned in 1466 as "op ter Leya", and means old dug canal.[5] Alde Leie developed as a dike village along the Middelzee. In 1840, it was home to 339 people. In 1868, a church was built.
Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.[6]